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Native Youth Preventing Diabetes (NYPD) is a diabetes prevention education program designed to provide Native American children the necessary steps to prevent diabetes and metabolic syndrome.  Originally NYPD was executed as a summer camp experience.  However as the epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes grows it has been clinically apparent that Type 2 diabetes prevention will require much more intensive intervention than can be provided in a few days during the summer.   Lifestyle changes are the primary mode of  Type 2 Diabetes prevention.  Lifestyle changes are best influenced early in life by an age and culturally appropriate disease prevention education program.  NYPD has based it’s intervention education on. read more  


NYPD Camp 2008
June 2-6, 2008
Camp Takatoka
more info on Camp Takatoka

Registration Deadline:
May 1, 2008

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February 2008 Newsletter available -
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2007 NYPD Camp Pictures are available-
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Our current partners are:

Tribal Contacts click here

01 Check our list of supporters to see if your tribe is a current partner with NYPD Kids today!
02 Contact your tribe that is listed as our partner and tell them you are interested in joining NYPD Kids for 2007!
03 Complete the given information provided to you by your tribe contact, paying necessary fees and submitting personal information to get you signed up for NYPD Kids 2007!

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Violets are Blue...
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